“All children are a blessing, not all children are blessed.” Roni Wildeboer, Founder

What makes Artists for Orphans Inc Vic.different?

Artistsfor Orphans Inc is registered with the Victorian Dept of Justice (No# 12541). We are
accountable. We personally travel to Vietnam to make sure our funds get to their target
and don't move sideways into anyone else’s pockets. We pay nobody. We rely on
volunteers who invest their hearts. We keep overheads low and the Rotary Club of
Woodend sponsor us, accept donations on our behalf, offer tax deductibility on those
donations and they audit us. We are very proud of our little organisation.

What do we do?

Roni Wildeboer, Founder of Artistsfor Orphans Inc, is the wife of a Vietnam Veteran.
She became aware that the remnants of the Vietnam War are still devastating both
children and adults in Vietnam. Fourth generation babies are being born with horrific
birth defects linked to the spraying of the herbicide Agent Orange during the war.

We support orphanages, in particular we have “adopted” Khanh Vinh Orphanage, a poor
rural orphanage in the mountains behind Nha Trang.

We supply medicines, medical equipment, clothes, education supplies, food, toys.
Whatever we can help with and we personally deliver this aid once or twice a year.

We also sponsor teenagers who have to leave the orphanages. We offer them a 'Teach Me
To Fish' Sponsorship designed and managed by our Partner, Kids Without Borders in
the USA. This allows them to learn a trade, learn life skills or even continue their
education into university. Often when they leave their orphanage, they have nobody on
the outside, are institutionalised and very vulnerable to sweat shops, sex trade and
human trafficking. In 2013 we provided $10,000 worth of sponsorship to these kids.

Associations:

The Rotary Club of Woodend sponsor us and offer tax deductible donations on our
behalf. We are very proud to have the support of this internationally recognised
organisation.

Kids Without Borders, USA. Is our partner and one of our beneficiaries. We meet up
with their founder, Son Michael Pham in Vietnam each year to visit orphanages and
discuss our options.

Robert Costabile, of Lanterns Restaurant in Nha Trang Robert uses this wonderful
restaurant in Nha Trang to support many orphanages in the area. He and his devoted
staff also feed the local poor. We are very proud to have Robert as our Artists for
Orphans Inc Representative in Vietnam.

Khanh Vinh Orphanage, Nha Trang We have “adopted” this little rural orphanage in the
mountains behind Nha Trang. In bureaucratic terms, they are now officially a beneficiary
of Artistsfor Orphans Inc with the Department of Consumer Affairs. We know the kids
here and just love them.

Go Vap Orphanage, Ho Chi Minh City. We provide the medicines for their Intensive
Care Unit for newborn babies, have provided equipment for children with Cerebral Palsy,
Installed air-conditioning units and TVs for the bedridden and terminally ill children
and deliver educational supplies, clothes, toys etc.

Dr Coral Wynter is a volunteer with Artistsfor Orphans Inc. Dr Wynter is a Sydney
Geneticist researching Agent Orange, in particular she is researching how to breakdown
Agent Orange in the soil. Dr Wynter has just published the first half of her paper on this.
We are very proud of her dedication to the Vietnamese people. Here is the link to the
first half of her paper. http://links.org.au/node/3636

Artistsfor Orphans Inc relies on the generosity of all genre of artist; singers, musicians,
painters, potters, performers, bands, sculptors etc to help raise funds. You can help us
help these children by fundraising or donating money, art or performances.

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Woodend, all donations to Artists for Orphans Inc are now
tax deductible.

How to donate:

Please donate via this Rotary Link. Your donation will be tax deductible.
We are very grateful to the Rotary Club of Woodend for their support.